Profession: Cricketer
Biography: Regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers and all-rounders in cricketing history.
Born: July 3, 1951
Birthplace: Christchurch, New Zealand
Age: 73 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Cancer
Historical Events
- 1973-02-02 Test debut of champion New Zealand cricket all-rounder Sir Richard Hadlee; drawn 1st Test v Pakistan, Wellington
- 1976-02-17 Richard Hadlee takes 7-23 New Zealand v India, his 1st match-winning spell
- 1980-02-12 Richard Hadlee becomes NZ's top wicket-taker with 117
- 1980-02-26 New Zealand cricket captain Geoff Howarth 147 and Richard Hadlee 103 hold off West Indies pace quartet of Roberts, Garner, Holding and Croft during famous 2nd Test draw at Christchurch
- 1985-11-09 Richard Hadlee takes 9-52 New Zealand v Australia at the Gabba
- 1985-11-12 Richard Hadlee takes 15-123 for cricket match New Zealand v Australia at Brisbane
- 1987-04-21 Richard Hadlee makes highest Test Cricket score of 151* (v Sri Lanka)
- 1990-02-04 Richard Hadlee takes his 400th Test Cricket wicket (Sanjay Manjrekar)
- 1990-07-09 New Zealand cricket legend Richard Hadlee takes 5-53 in 3rd Test v England at Edgbaston to end Test career with 431 wickets
- 1990-07-10 Final day of Test Cricket for Richard Hadlee as New Zealand go down by 114 runs in 3rd Test v England at Edgbaston
- 1994-01-30 Kapil Dev takes 2/41 as India beats Sri Lanka by an innings and 95 runs in 2nd Cricket Test in Bengaluru; equals Sir Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets